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The Gad Report REALTORS® ASSOCIATION OF NORTHWESTERN WISCONSIN THE GAD REPORT VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 DECEMBER 2018 TONY EVERS ELECTED WISCONSIN GOVERNOR You are invited to the annual RPAC Apprecia- With record voter turn- Senate seat from western saw Altoona police chief tion event. This year, it’s out in Madison and Milwau- Wisconsin, former state Jesse James win election a casual breakfast at the kee, along with an 86% Assemblyman Jeff Smith over Wendy Sue Johnson. RANWW Conference turnout in Eau Claire, Tony returns to Madison after Senator Janet Bewley, Center. SAVE THE DATE Evers narrowly defeated defeating Mel Pittman. Representatives Rob Staf- Monday, January 21 incumbent Governor Scott With outgoing Assembly- sholt, Treig Pronschinske, from 7:30 to 9am. Our Walker by a margin of just man Dana Wachs running Warren Petryk, Jimmy Boy over 31,000 votes. for, then dropping out of special guest will be Tom Edming, Beth Meyers, Ro- the race for Governor, his Larson from WRA who The same huge turnout maine Quinn, and Rob open seat went to newcom- will be available to an- advanced challenger Josh Summerfield were all re- er Jodi Emerson who de- swer your questions on Kaul to a new job as Wis- elected to their respective feated Echo Reardon for the the new Legislative ses- consin attorney general, seats. 91st Assembly position that defeating incumbent Brad sion. FREE admission if covers most of the city of Evers will start the new Schimel. you invested in 2018, or Eau Claire. Elsewhere, the session with the most pow- $35 at the door. There were a handful of open 68th Assembly seat erful veto pen of any state close races around the state Governor in the nation. He for seats in the state Assem- will be sworn in on bly and state Senate. In our January 7th in jurisdiction, former 68th Madison. TONY EVERS ELECTED 1 Assemblyperson Kathy Ber- GOVERNOR nier won the 23rd Senate AIRBNB DENIED IN ALMA 1 seat from the retiring Terry Moulton. In the other open State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Evers was LARGE DONOR COUNCIL 3 elected as the next Governor of Wisconsin by 1.2% MEMBERS NEEDED IN 2019 JACKSON COUNTY FRAC 3 SHORT TERM RENTAL DENIED IN ALMA SAND PLANT DENIED The Alma City Council Alma Planning Commission using the property as an OPPORTUNITY ZONES 4 denied an application for a also denied the permit by a Airbnb for several months short term rental in a zoned vote of 3 to 2. without a valid permit from OVER A BILLION IN 4 residential property. the city until the city or- SCHOOL REFERENDUMS Of concern to commis- dered her to stop and go The proposed property sion members is the fre- MY THOUGHTS 7 thru the proper procedure that was to be listed as an quency with which permits to obtain the permits need- Airbnb property was denied are allowed in residential ed to operate. a conditional use permit by areas for businesses purpos- a 5 to 0 margin, while the es. The applicant had been SAVE THE DATE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24, 2019 Once again REALTOR® & Government Day will be held at the Concourse Ho- tel in downtown Madison. This year, our jurisdiction will have a few new faces representing them at the capitol as well as a couple of familiar faces in new offic- es. We’ll be in the capitol as work begins on the state budget, and with a new Governor in the east wing, working together will be paramount to getting the people’s work done. SAVE THE DATE and plan to join us in Madison. More in- formation will be coming after the first of the year. Questions? Contact Bruce King, Government Affairs Director via email: [email protected] PAGE 3 THE GAD REPORT WANTED: 50 LARGE DONOR COUNCIL MEMBERS IN 2019 To mark the 50th anniver- port candidates and in- immediately, and will be eli- sary of RPAC (and the 40th cumbents for both local gible for all the benefits of anniversary of RANWW’s and state office. participation as soon as you PAC), we are looking to re- agree to be an LDC. You will cruit 50 current and new To help with budget- have $700 to invest in local or Large Donor Council mem- ing, we are providing a state candidates and $300 will bers in 2019. twelve month investment go to RPAC….40% of that at only $85 per month, $300 comes to your Associa- The Association has been set up on the day of your tions PAC to support candi- among the top three in terms choosing with WRA. dates and other advocacy pro- of Large Donor Council Large Donor Council gramming. membership the past four membership is a mini- years, and wants to involve as mum $1000 investment, To set up your LDC invest- many of our members as pos- at $85 a month, you’ll be ment for 2019, contact Bruce sible to assure that our Asso- recognized as an LDC ([email protected]). RPAC Ap- ciation has the means to sup- preciation PROPOSED JACKSON COUNTY MINE STOPPED BY JUDGE Breakfast on A La Crosse County judge the mining company stated January 21st denied a motion by three pe- that the company would like- titioners who were seeking to ly not try to advance the mine 7:30 to stop a Colorado based compa- plan forward. ny that wanted to develop a 9am at the Should the company de- frac sand mine and processing cide to stop pursuing the RANWW plant in the northeastern part mine, the plaintiffs would of Jackson County. nies use, but firms in Texas then drop their lawsuit Conference and elsewhere are developing The ruling by judge Scott against the company. cheaper alternatives that save Center. Spe- Horne would allow the case The sand the plant was to money in transportation from to move to an evidentiary cial Guest produce is Northern White Wisconsin to Texas. phase, which the attorney for sand, which many oil compa- Tom Larson from WRA. RICE LAKE PASSES A WHEEL TAX The Rice Lake City Coun- Dodge and Dan Lawler oppos- final approval is granted, is cil adopted a $20 per vehicle ing. Mayor Michael Diercks is estimated to raise nearly wheel tax, joining Eau Claire, opposed to the tax and may $200,000 in the second year Chippewa Falls and St. Croix veto the measure when it of implementation. County who are implement- comes before the council for a ing the tax. final vote on November 27th. The tax shows up on your vehicle’s registration fee for The first reading of the tax The Department of Trans- every vehicle you own, farm was read and adopted by a portation requires a 90 day equipment, large trucks and vote of 5 to 3, with council- moratorium before the tax can semis are exempt from the men Mark O’Brien, Harlan be implemented. The tax, if tax. PAGE 4 THE GAD REPORT OVER ONE BILLION DOLLARS IN SCHOOL REFERENDUMS The recent election ush- 82 questions, 77 of the 82 Since revenue caps were ered in a new Governor and were approved by elec- imposed after the 1993-94 Attorney General. It also ush- tors. The five losing ref- school year, districts have had ered in a record amount of erendum questions to go to referendums to ex- referendum dollars approved amounted to only $44 ceed those caps. By increasing by taxpayers for schools million of the 1.3 billion numbers, those referenda are throughout Wisconsin. that was approved. passing and for substantial numbers. A handful of dis- Over $1.3 billion in build- With referenda that tricts have passed measures ing and classroom improve- were on the spring ballots over $100 million each for ments over and above their this year, nearly $2 billion new schools, security operating budgets were ap- of new buildings, expan- measures, athletic fields and proved across the state. sions and programs were other capital improvement approved by taxpayers. projects. In all, 82 referendums RPAC Ap- were on the ballot. Of those preciation OPPORTUNITY ZONES RULES RELEASED Breakfast on A federal program set forth pewa Falls. Others are locat- record in support of the Op- January 21st by the Treasury Department ed over much of Rice Lake, portunity Zones tax incen- for Qualified Opportunity part of Ladysmith, one in tives that have the potential to 7:30 to Zones has been released. Ashland County, one I Bay- have a large impact on eco- field County, and two large nomically depressed areas by 9am at the Across the nation, over tracks I Washburn County using capital gains tax reduc- 8000 Opportunity Zones RANWW from Spooner to the north tions to attract long-term have been identified, with and west, and in Sawyer investment capital. over 100 in Wisconsin an a Conference County from Hayward south number of those in our juris- The Internal Revenue Ser- and southeast along Highway Center. Spe- diction. Opportunity Zones vice and other agencies are 27. cial Guest exist in Eau Claire with three, providing rules and guidance one in Menomonie and Chip- At its meeting in Boston for the project. Tom Larson last month, NAR went on from WRA. BAYFIELD COUNTY HAS NEW ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR The Bayfield Economic Bayfield County is a sub- tors and managing a large Development Corporation stantial tourist destination year vacation rental business. has tapped Withee native round and the northern part of Cole Rabska to be their new the county was recently tapped The vacation rental busi- director. as an Opportunity Zone that ness is also in strong demand could encourage business start- across most of Bayfield Coun- Cole will assume full time ups in the county.
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